McFarland v. Lee County Adult Detention Center et al

Filing 122

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's Motion 96 for Discovery. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy Percy on 5/9/22. (cb)

Case: 1:20-cv-00064-GHD-RP Doc #: 122 Filed: 05/09/22 1 of 1 PageID #: 803

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION
TAKEI GURMEANI MCFARLAND

PLAINTIFF

v.

No. 1:20CV64-GHD-RP

LEE CO. ADULT DETENTION CENTER, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION [96] FOR DISCOVERY
The plaintiff has filed a motion to conduct additional discovery in the present case proceeding
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the conditions of his confinement. Discovery in pro se prisoner
conditions of confinement cases is limited to that set forth in the court’s scheduling order. The
plaintiff has not provided sufficient justification for discovery beyond the limits set forth in that order.
As such, he is not entitled to conduct discovery at this time, and the motion is DENIED.
SO ORDERED, this, the 9th day of May, 2022.
/s/ Roy Percy
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE